REVOLUTION: Prince, the Band, the Era [Paperback]

Revolutionis a detailed exploration into the era of Prince's most prolific and groundbreaking musicmade with considerable inspiration and performed by a unique cadre of musicians he gathered and relentlessly drove to be the sonic, visual, and ideological reflection of his evolving vision. Although being the most self-contained, versatile, and prolific artist of his era, Prince reveled inthe band, a multi-racial, intergender unit that acted as both family and loyal acolytes that embodied his ethos, expressed his pathos, and lifted him to rarified heights of pop dominance. This is the story of the genre-shifting, multi-media, trailblazing Prince & the Revolution from their humble inception to their precipitous rise in celebrated hit singles, albums, films, and tours to their controversial and shocking demise.The guide to all things Prince, spanning the entirety of his career and legacy.James Campionis a columnist, essayist, and associate editor for the pop culture magazine The Aquarian Weekly, where he's reported on and interviewed rock stars and reviewed concerts and albums for thirty years. His work has appeared inNY Newsday,North Country News,Hackwriters, and theHuffington Post, among other periodicals and webzines. He co-hosted the music podcast Underwater Sunshine (with Adam Duritz from 2018 to 2020), and authored three previous books on music for Backbeat Books:Shout It Out Loud: The Story of KISS's Destroyer and the Making of an American Icon(2015),Accidentally Like a Martyr: The Tortured Art of Warren Zevon(2018), andTake a Sad Song: The Emotional Currency of Hey Jude(2022).

Rock biographer James Campion provides an excellent critical reassessment of what was perhaps the best band-but most overlooked-band of the 1980s. North Coast Voice Magazine

Campion has penned a long-overdue book that gives Prince's band The Revolution their dues. Music Connection